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"slavery in Nebraska" By Eds on F. Rich
From Transactions and Reports of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Vol. II (1887)
[pp. 92-93 omitted]
[p. 94] «- '"- -"- 4;- -Si- [At the time the
Kansas-Nebraska controversy arose 0 all the region
lying west and north-west of Missouri was known as the Platte country, in which white settlers were for¬ bidden to locate until the extingui.shment of the Indian title, which was consummated in 1854, Not¬ withstanding this prohibition on the part of the general governmient, a large nvimber of settlers ven¬ tured to establish trading posts in the territory, comprising what is [p. 95] now known as Nebraska; and. a m.uch larger nujnber the m.ore timid, ¥/ere camped alonp" the banks of the .Missouri river, on the lowa side. Petitions had been presented from, trading posts in this Indian coujitr:/ from, the people in western Towa, as early as the year 1851, aski.ng .for the erection of the Platte coun.try into a territory, but no action was taken until the following se^'sion of Congress when mv* Bali of Missouri presented a bill to the house providing for the organization of the territory of Platte. . * , [This bill finally] passed the .house by a vote of 98 to 43, but was defeated
in the senate.

"slavery in Nebraska" By Eds on F. Rich
From Transactions and Reports of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Vol. II (1887)
[pp. 92-93 omitted]
[p. 94] «- '"- -"- 4;- -Si- [At the time the
Kansas-Nebraska controversy arose 0 all the region
lying west and north-west of Missouri was known as the Platte country, in which white settlers were for¬ bidden to locate until the extingui.shment of the Indian title, which was consummated in 1854, Not¬ withstanding this prohibition on the part of the general governmient, a large nvimber of settlers ven¬ tured to establish trading posts in the territory, comprising what is [p. 95] now known as Nebraska; and. a m.uch larger nujnber the m.ore timid, ¥/ere camped alonp" the banks of the .Missouri river, on the lowa side. Petitions had been presented from, trading posts in this Indian coujitr:/ from, the people in western Towa, as early as the year 1851, aski.ng .for the erection of the Platte coun.try into a territory, but no action was taken until the following se^'sion of Congress when mv* Bali of Missouri presented a bill to the house providing for the organization of the territory of Platte. . * , [This bill finally] passed the .house by a vote of 98 to 43, but was defeated
in the senate.